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Vatican City, Jun 1, 2017 / 04:04 pm (CNA).- With a visit to the tombs of Father Lorenzo Milani and Father Primo Mazzolari this June, Pope Francis will pay homage to two historic Italians who aimed to change their society for the better.Both Fr. Milani and Fr. Mazzolari combined their social advocacy with a profound devotion and obedience to the Church.Both priests have been wrongly portrayed as “anti-clerical” priests. Their writings have often been misquoted in order to make them appear to dissent from the Church. However, they always obeyed any restriction the Church placed upon them, and they never preached outside of the Catholic Church.Fr. Mazzolari believed that a parish priest was called to be a reference point for the community, and also called to work for the re-evangelization of Christianity. He clearly describes this approach in his book “La Bella Avventura,” or “The Beautiful Journey.”Fr. Milani had a similar approach, which he applie...
Napa, Calif., Jun 1, 2017 / 04:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- What’s a good way to reach a lot of young people all at once?Plant yourself at an entrance of a popular music festival with a sign, some free stuff, and a smile.That’s what Catholic priest Fr. David Jenuwine did last weekend, at BottleRock Napa, a three-day music festival with roughly 30,000 in attendance.His sign read simply: Catholic priest. Blessings, Prayers, Confessions, Answers.Fr. Jenuwine, parochial vicar at St. Apollinaris Parish in Napa, California, told CNA that he had been trying to brainstorm creative ways to reach out to young adults when he heard about the music festival. He said he was inspired after hearing a talk on evangelization a few weeks ago by EWTN personality Fr. Mitch Pacwa.“My youth minister said well, BottleRock is this weekend, but it’s chaos,” he said.“And I went, alright, let’s do it!” Fr. Jenuwine placed himself on one side of the festival, whi...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Joshua RobertsBy WASHINGTON (CNS) -- PresidentDonald Trump's June 1 decision "not to honor the U.S. commitment" to the Paris climate agreement "is deeplytroubling," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee onInternational Justice and Peace."The Scriptures affirm thevalue of caring for creation and caring for each other in solidarity. The Parisagreement is an international accord that promotes these values," BishopOscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said in a statement released shortly after the president made his announcement in the White House Rose Garden."President Trump's decisionwill harm the people of the United States and the world, especially thepoorest, most vulnerable communities," the bishop said after Trumpannounced the U.S. will withdraw immediately from the Paris accord."The impacts of climatechange are already being experienced in sea level rise, glacial melts,intensified storms, and more frequent droughts," Bishop Cantu said. "Ican only hop...
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- As the Scripps National Spelling Bee inched its way through the four grueling rounds that would determine the primetime finalists, two spellers seemed like young men among boys and girls....
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A masked gunman stormed a hotel-casino complex in the Philippine capital early Friday, shooting up a TV screen, torching gambling tables and stuffing a backpack with casino chips before fleeing, authorities said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump misplaced the blame for what ails the coal industry and laid a shaky factual foundation for his decision. A look at some of the claims in a Rose Garden speech and an accompanying fact sheet about the deal to curtail emissions responsible for global warming:...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate accord sends an unmistakable message to the world: America First can mean America Alone....
BERLIN (AP) -- Top European leaders pledged Thursday to keep fighting against global warming as U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of the Paris climate accord, but they rejected his suggestion that the deal could later be renegotiated....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distancing the country from its closest allies abroad. Framing his decision as "a reassertion of America's sovereignty," Trump said he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."...
IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Young people often are judged tooeasily, even though with their limitations they are still a much needed andvaluable part of the world, Pope Francis said.Do not forget how God often chose the smallest, becauseproclaiming the Gospel "is not based on the greatness of human strength,but rather on the willingness to let oneself be guided by the gift of theSpirit," he said June 1.The pope was speaking to members, consultants and otherswho took part in the Congregation for Clergy's plenary assembly, which was heldat the Vatican May 30-June 1.The assembly discussed the importance of priests who arethe living presence of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who dwells among his peopleand possesses a welcoming and compassionate heart, Cardinal Beniamino Stella,congregation prefect, told the pope in his opening remarks.Young priests in particular need special attention andaccompaniment by their bishops, fellow priests and church communi...
